Liza Minelli breaks her back following freak accident with dogs

Oscar winning actress Liza Minnelli has broken her back following a freak accident with her dogs, Mirror reports.

The 68-year-old was at home when one of her pets jumped up at her leading to her falling awkwardly to the ground.

At first Liza didn't feel there was a problem until an X-ray showed she had broken her spine. She has been bed-ridden since. As a result she was forced to miss her friend Joan Rivers' funeral on Sunday and is now due to undergo surgery next week.